Question

Here are the prices for biweekly lawn mowing services for 13 local companies:

15, 15, 20, 30, 30, 35, 40, 40, 40, 40, 50, 50, 50

Which measure of center—mean or median—best represents the shape of the distribution?

(1 point)
Responses

Mean; the shape of the distribution is close to symmetrical.
Mean; the shape of the distribution is close to symmetrical.

Median; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the right.
Median; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the right.

Mean; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.
Mean; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.

Median; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.
Median; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Mean; the shape of the distribution is close to symmetrical.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The median best represents the shape of the distribution, as it accounts for the outliers and the skewed nature of the data. In this case, the distribution is skewed to the right.